Ou was born in Singapore, on March 4, 1979. He attended St. Joseph's Institution International High-School and graduated in 1991. Later, he attended Catholic Junior College in 1997. In 1999, he enrolled in the Mass Communications program at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.[1] Ou left Singapore after being "turned away" from a photography class.[2]
He moved to Los Angeles in 2000 after getting a Mass Communications diploma from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He studied photography and art at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and graduated in 2004.[3] After graduation, Kevin worked as a photographer on national advertising campaigns for a number of automobile manufacturers.[1][3] After the automobile industry's shift to CGI-based work, he pivoted to do work for celebrities, politicians, music artists, and actors,[3] who included Ludacris, Elijah Wood and Mariah Carey.[2][4]
In 2011, Ou served as a judge for a photography contest held by CMYK magazine.[5]
